Athens vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$616
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
643K
824K

The cost of living in Athens is 11% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4281st and 4649th ($1272 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 70th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 656th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sakai

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Athens Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$8371

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046